Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings were facilitated by his Department between the Chinese authorities and (a) other Departments, (b) the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and (c) the Metropolitan Police Service to discuss the policing of protests prior to the state visit of President Xi in 2015.

​For any State Visit, it is standard practice for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to work closely with other government departments and the Metropolitan Police Service in support of the visit. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office does not publicly disclose details of any discussions on security arrangements.